The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-04-28

Die degree OF wisdom ID not shared eleew here
e several nov county projecis plainly show
senasor Bryans bill for the creation Of Osceola
county, Of which Kissimmee would he the
natural county seat Is 70 DO formed. il at all.
nom portions Of Orange, Polk and Brevard. Let
these wiseacres 90 to the rear. s.
Jasper Courier. r. J. Mckee Is building
pretty bateau Of about two tons capacity. He
expects to 60 10 the Gulf via the Suwannee
river. next month. launching the craft at the
ladies and seatlemen expect 10 accompany him
I'VE are satisfied that the parties no stab
bed 0oe milk COW aud cut another vefy badly
are s1fdciently conscence-smiiten moi 10 do 80
again Il Ne are nistAksn, however. ne offer
twenty-dollar gold piecs 70 any one who will
acknowledge ihe act and ny he is not sorry
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-Ooooa sAssasNssr.' We don't mind telling
what line onions they raise down about Tropic,
on Merritt Island. They are not % large as some
We saw from there last year, but they are just as
good, possibly little better. The whole south.
ern end Of Merritt Island 10 one solid. magnif.
cent fruit and vegetable farm. The lands are
highly productive, lasiingy fertile, and valuable.
They raise everything 10 the vegetable line
adapted to this climate in great profusion aud
the highest perfection. The water protection is
perfect, and bananas. guavaS pineapples, oranges
and like fruits thrive.
Orlando Sentinel Arrangements are being
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Y. D. C. As. in Florida at an early date. No
place for the meeting as yet has been definitely
determined upon, but il Is highly probable that
il will be held al Palatka. The following places
In the State have associations: Orlando, Jack
sonville. ST. Augustine, Apopka, Gainesville,
Ocala, Kissimmee, Pensacola and Barlow
The city will probably be supplied with water
from the city waier-works in two weeks.
Master Frs8k W. Shine the bright little son of
Capt T. ]. Shine, len few days since TO attend
school in Sewannee, Tenn.
ST. Andrews Messenger. The r. r. Survey
ors were about IS miles north from hear last
Thursday on their way back They are doubt
less at Cottondale BY this time, and unless
another line has to be run the location Of the
road can very soon be determined upon. -.
Capt. 81. Ferguson, and B. r. Brackin have con-
tracted with Willard & Co. of Chicago for q
steam yacht 40 feet long to be used on our bay.
Ii is to be completed by LIST OF May aad will DO
here sometime during that month. II is 10 be
q first class boat of its kind and will be great
convenience in many ways
st Augustine Weekly 1t is thought that
only one OF the large oaks on the Plaza suffered
fatally from the late fire, and that one, nearest
the slave market, has been removed. Plans
for the reconstruction of the First National
Bank building were submitted to the Common
Council Tuesday evening and accepted. Work
on the edifice will begin at once. The crew
on the Sanchez schooner harpooned three
hundred pound turtle just outside the St. Au-
gustine bar on Thursday. Nearly bushel OF
yellow eggs an inch or more in diameter, were
taken from this monster in the operation Of
dressing.
Lake Butler Times. The time of year is at
hand when the poor, oppressed husband will
have blisters on his hands from holding on to
8 fishing pole, while his tyrannical wife will be
staying at home having fun with spade in the
garden. Spring medicine literature is of the
most alarming character 1t leads one TO the
thought that he can never know when his liver
is not undermining his constitution Mad
dogs are made for people to shoot at In fact,
everything is made for some good purpose.
One of our boys after hearing it said that q
couple OF lovers could sit up till midnight with
only one chair in the room, says he don't see
how it can be done unless one of them sits on
the floor Such ignorance Is painful
-Titusvie Star. The artesian well for the
railroad at New Smyrna is the largest on the
coast, and will flow thousand gallons per min
ute. :. Owing 10 the partial failure of the early
vegetable crop larger acreage of Sea Island
cotton and corn will be planted in the vicinity
of Archer. During the winter season the
steamer Rockledge transported nearly $4,000
boxes of oranges to this place The net pro-
ceeds of this number places about hundred
thousand dollars in circulation our river.
7. W. Smith is grading down the surplus sand
on South street in front OF DR.. Orndofrs lot and
placing it next to his boarding house near the
river. Ii makes quite an improvement to the
street. After the work is completed Bermuda
grass will be planted in to keep the sand from
drifting BY heavy winds
Gainesville AdnOcd6. Col. G. B. Griffin,
Of WinsdOr, was q welcome visitor to our Office
yesterday. He informs Us that the Company is
now sdvsrtis,ns for hide q she C.a,P
vile and Micanopy Railroad. This road will
run through one Of the best portions of Alachua
county. The Colonel also informs US that his
pail and tub factory at Windsor is about ready
TO commence operations. Mr.. W. III Dough-
erty shipped the first members that have left
Alachua county this year. He grew them on p.
r. Wilson's farm ct Rocky Point. The first
issue of the Florida Sentinel appeared Saturday.
Il Is edited by NJ n Lewey, Esq, of this city,
and is highly creditable looking paper. 1t will
be published in the interests of the colored race
principally, and We are certain il will be of
great value in elevating and enlightening that
people. Mr.. Lewey, the editor, is one of the
most highly educated aud intellectual colored
men of the State.
Quincy Herald. The tobacco plants are
looking finely, and as soon we have q good
season thousands Of plants will be set out .
The Chaufauqua Circle met at the residence of
Judge p. W. White last Tuesday evening. A
continued and intelligent interest 10 manifested
in the readings and studies, and each meeting
proves Q most enjoyable OCCASION, socially and
Intellectually. The next meeting will be held
al the fe80c0Ce Oh AI JO0Q Lawrence. lne
Snider Brothers have Joined the Quincy brass
band. which will now be led by Mr.. Frank
Snider. During the summer the band will play
every Wednesday afternoon in the ceurt-hOuse
square >. "A panoramic view of Palestine came
into town q few days ago, and Wednesday night
opened 10 goCdly number OF ladies, boys and
children. The show was 30 funny that the boys
laughed and yelled so loudly as to drown the
voice of the lecturer, who finally became dis
gusted and dismissed the audience
-Kissimmee Leader F. Fl. SHIELDING returned
from his Northern trip Monday. He reports
the outlook for the Midland az most flatiering.
In addition TO the thousand tons of steel rails
en- route nom England, $1,000 worth of steel
rails have been shipped from New York which
are now on the dock at Fernandins. These
rails, in addition 70 the amount now on hand,
will complete the read TO kissimmee, and the
management propose to push il ahead rs rapid
" "A possible Sam Hall and Geo. Lockwood,
q couple of colored hands on the construction
train, became engaged in quarrel last Saturday
about o'clock, during which Hall grabbed q
piece Of beard and went to laying il on thick
and fast over LOCKWOOD head and shouders
II didn't take long for this TO become monoton-
Qua, when Lockwood drew his knife and stab
bed Hall in two or three places, one cut taking
effect In the left lung just above The heart. The
cut was an extremely bad one and for day or
two il was thought that Hall would die, but he
IL still alive and the prospect isnow good for bis
recovery. lockwood skipped and has not yet
been captured.
--Jssper Times. Col d. B. johnson has
fixed no his ONCE quite neatly. His law books,
are In a glass-front case, while revolving and
spring seat chairs add to the convenience and
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